Categorie: Tactical theory
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PPDA SHOULDN’T BE USED TO MEASURE THE PRESSING INTENSITY
Okay, maybe that title is too strong. I’m not sure. But I know that using a single data metric to value an off-ball action is incredibly vague and complex. Especially when we look at data, it’s so difficult to quantify pressing activities. So, in this article, I will tell you why I think PPDA isn’t…
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CASE STUDY JUGENDLIGA U18: POSITION-ORIENTED ZONAL MARKING WITH A DEEP 4-4-2
Talking to some friend the other day and I was asked what I liked the most about football – the actual moment I could enjoy of a team. Many assume that I’m a very offensive-minded coach and analyst, but that’s not something I get the most satisfaction from. In this article I will focus on…
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WHAT THE SUPER LEAGUE NEGLECTED: COLLECTIVE IDENTITY AND REGIONALISM
Something slightly different today. As many of you have done too, I have watched the news surrounding the Super League with great surprise. I was not surprised that the Super League was introduced, not at all, because it has been in the works for quite some time now – but I was surprised by the…
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CASE STUDY DANISH U19 LIGAEN: 4-4-2 WITH DOUBLE FALSE 9
One of the reasons I love to go deeper into academies and youth teams is the fact that you can really experience a football culture from them. A first team is all about results and getting player in and out, but an academy doesn’t necesarily have to perform in order to be successful within their…
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INSIDE DUTCH ACADEMY SCOUTING
Being a scout or scouting in general is not as easy as it looks like. This is not to blow my own horn, but this is the truth. Not everyone is cut out to be a scout. Whether it is something for you to do or not, I can’t decide that for you – but…
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Case study men’s football Italy: Defending with a 3-1-4-2 in the Italian Primavera
I love to make these analyses of case studies and in this piece I will look at the Italian Primavera or the U19 games of men’s football in Italy. I’ve studied 17 clubs across different levels in the Primavera. Why Primavera?Why the Primavera? This has everything to do with academy football. They are the highest…